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Phrasal Verb Test

James ___________(awakened) at six in the morning when his alarm _________(sounded). He __________(left) of bed immediately, but wasn't completely awake, so he ____________(started) a cigarette and waited until his coffee was ready. After he finished his coffee, he
_____________(extinguish) his cigarette, ____________(dressed in) his coat, and walked out of the door. He went to the bus stop and waited until the bus ____________(arrive). A half hour later he was at work and ______________(arrived at a sitting position), preparing his work day in front of the computer. Almost immediately he remembered the problem he was trying to ______________(solve). Then it occured to him that maybe his computer would function better if he __________(close) his computer and ___________ (open) it _____ again; so he did that and it worked. He was excited about that so he excitedly __________(climbed) to the top floor of the building to tell his boss. But his boss was in a meeting so he decided to ___________(descend) again to the first floor. He didn't want to _________(descend) the stairs, so he __________(entered) the elevator. But halfway down, the elevator ____________(malfuncioned), and he was trapped inside for the rest of the day. As he was waiting in the elevator he was thinking about his relationship with his workmates and how well they _____________(had a good relationship); and when they ___________(discover) he was stuck in the elevator they will find a way to rescue him. It was so hot in the elevator, that after a half hour he ______________(fell asleep) from the extreme heat. When he _____________(gained conciousness) he was in the hallway surrounded by his workmates. His boss was there and said, "it was a scare to have you stuck in the elevator, but it's time to ______ you ______ (return) to work," and started to walk away. But three steps later he ____________ (turned 180 degrees) and said, "you know, you had quiet a scare, and you ____________(have the appearance of) a ghost, so why don't you _______ the day ______(not work today)". James was very excited to not have to work. He felt like he _____________(was lucky) by being stuck in the elevator. He decided to treat himself and _____________(at a restaurant) for lunch instead of having his regular bagged lunch. As he was eating his meal, he was _____________(excited about) to the rest of the day off, and decided to go up to the the lookout on the top of the hill and ______________(view) the city. While he was _____________ (watching) the city he started thinking about his life up to that point, and _______________(thinking about) his childhood and all the good times he had. He became very proud of himself and his job because he knew his work mates could always ________________(trust) him. He saw the building he worked at and decided he didn't want anybody to ________________(do his work) for him, and that it was time to ____________(return) and ____________(recover) the work he lost with his day off.